Definition of May

May An auxiliary verb qualifyng the meaning of another verb, by expressing: (a) Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener expressed by can. A maiden. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days. The early part or springtime of life. The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn. The merrymaking of May Day. Related Definitions: Ability, Also, An, Another, Auxiliary, Blossoming, By, Called, Can, Competency, Containing, Day, Early, Expressed, Expressing, Fifth, From, Hawthorn, Life, Maiden, May, Meaning, Merrymaking, Month, Now, Of, Or, Part, Possibility, So, Springtime, The, Their, Time, Verb, Year

May Quotations An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. Buddha No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. Buddha I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. Martin Luther King, Jr. We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now. Martin Luther King, Jr. It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important. Martin Luther King, Jr. Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish. Mother Teresa There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in - that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible. Mother Teresa We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. Maya Angelou Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends. Maya Angelou

May Translations may in Afrikaans is kan, mag May in Afrikaans is Mei may in Danish is kunne May in Danish is maj may in Dutch is mogen May in Dutch is bloeimaand, mei May in Finnish is toukokuu may in Finnish is voida May in French is mai may in French is pouvoir May in Italian is maggio may in Italian is potere May in Norwegian is mai may in Portuguese is possa May in Portuguese is Maio may in Spanish is poder May in Spanish is mayo May in Swedish is maj